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Three War Films

Three War Films is the title of Andrzej Wajda’s trilogy of anti-war films: A Generation, Kanal, and Ashes and Diamonds. The films deal with Polish reaction to the German occupation of their country during World War II.

External Links

[1]Trilogy at the Criterion Collection

Beer card

The beer card or the 7 of diamonds is a card in the card game of bridge which is given a special importance in popular bridge sub-culture. The “beer card rule” is not an official part of the rules of bridge but it is played commonly in universities and some schools in the United Kingdom […]

Vs. Time

Vs. Time is the second album by Span and features 11 tracks.

The band decided to produce the album themselves, unlike their first album Mass Distraction, which was produced by Gil Norton (who also produced albums by The Pixies).

The track Cut Like Diamonds was released as a single and reached number two in the Norwegian chart. […]

Nene Park

Nene Park is the home ground of Rushden & Diamonds football club. Situated in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, along the bank of the River Nene, the stadium holds 6,441 with 4,641 seated and 1,800 standing.

History
The stadium was built in 1969 as the home of Irthlingborough Diamonds, after the land was bought from the water board. In […]

Millennium Star

The Millennium Star is a famous diamond owned by De Beers. At 203.04 carats (40.608 g), the world’s second largest known top-color (D), internally and externally flawless, pear-shaped diamond.

The diamond was discovered in the Mbuji-Mayi district of Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1990 in alluvial deposits; uncut, it was 777 carats (155.4 g). It was purchased […]

Pens (game)

Pens is a card game for two or more players. The players sit around a table, and a number of pens (one less than the number of players) are laid with equal spacing in the center of the table, at an equal distance from each of the players. Cards are then removed from the pack […]

Pumpkin Diamond

The Pumpkin Diamond is a diamond measuring 5.54 carats (1.108 g) rated in color as Fancy Vivid Orange by the Gemological Institute of America. While this may seem relatively small when compared to other famous diamonds, the Pumpkin Diamond is, in fact, one of the largest Fancy Vivid Oranges the GIA reports having rated […]

Diamonds & Rust

Diamonds & Rust is a 1975 album by Joan Baez. Baez is often regarded as an interpreter of other people’s work, and on this album she covered songs by Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers, and Jackson Browne. But Diamonds & Rust also contained a number of her own compositions, including the title track, a […]

Crown of Louis XV

The Crown of Louis XV is the sole surviving crown from the French ancien regime among the French Crown Jewels.

Until the beginning of the 18th century French kings wore plain crowns unembellished with precious stones. This was changed by King Louis XV in 1722, when he had a new crown created, which he had embellished […]

Chris Hope (footballer)

Christopher Jonathan “Chris” Hope (born 14 November 1972 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Rushden & Diamonds.

Chris Hope began his career as a trainee with Darlington. However, before he had even made a first team appearance, he joined Nottingham Forest at the beginning of the 1990/91 season and spent […]

The Curse of Scotland

The curse of Scotland, also known as the Scourge of Scotland, is a term used in poker, bridge and various other card games for the nine of diamonds. The exact origins of the term is disputed but several theories exists.

The most common story is that the term arose after the Massacre of Glencoe due […]

Dirty Diamonds

Dirty Diamonds is the 24th studio album by Alice Cooper. It was released on July 4, 2005 internationally and on August 2 for North America.

The album peaked on Billboard’s “Top Independent Albums” chart at position #17, and on the Billboard 200 album chart at #169 - Cooper’s highest charting album since The Last Temptation, 11 […]

The Mighty Diamonds

The Mighty Diamonds are a Jamaican harmony trio, recording roots reggae with a strong Rastafarian influence. The group, which comprises Donald “Tabby” Shaw, Fitzroy “Bunny” Simpson, and Lloyd “Judge” Ferguson, was formed in 1969 and remains together as of 2006. They are best-known for their 1976 debut album Right Time produced by Joseph […]

Dirty Diamonds

Dirty Diamonds is the 24th studio album by Alice Cooper. It was released on July 4, 2005 internationally and on August 2 for North America.

The album peaked on Billboard’s “Top Independent Albums” chart at position #17, and on the Billboard 200 album chart at #169 - Cooper’s highest charting album since The Last Temptation, 11 […]

Aber Diamond

Aber Diamond Corporation (; ) is a Toronto, Canada specialist diamond mining and retail company.

The company holds a 40% stake in the Diavik Diamonds Project. Production at the Diavik Diamond Mine, Canada’s second diamond mine, is operated by Aber’s joint venture partner, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group. The mine began […]

Mulle

Mullé may also refer to a type of hairstyle know as a Mullet.

Mullé is a Swedish card game. It consists of two deck with all cards except jokers.

The values of the cards are as follows.

10 Diamonds - 16

2 Spades - 15

Ace - 14

Kings - 13

Queens - 12

Jack - 11

10 -> 2 - 10 - 2 […]

Smuggling in literature

This page lists works of fiction whose primary subject matter is smuggling:

Eric Ambler: The Light of Day (filmed as Topkapi)

Eric Ambler: Passage of Arms

S.R. Crockett: The Raiders

Rudyard Kipling: A Smuggler’s Song (poem)

Daphne du Maurier: Jamaica Inn (although this is also concerned with wrecking)

J. Meade Falkner: Moonfleet

Ian Fleming: Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond)

Martha Grimes: The Lamorna […]

Diamond willow

Diamond willow is willow distinctively shaped as the result of attack by fungus (Valsa sordida, and possibly others), which has resulted in a diamonding effect occurring in the wood of the shrub or tree as the tree forms cankers, or diamonds (elongated ovals with pointed ends), in response to the infection, according to Lutz (see […]

Putter Smith

Putter Smith (Born Patrick Smith on 19th January 1941, California, U.S.) is an American jazz bassist and actor, who played Mr. Kidd in the James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever.

References

External link

Putter has worked with Massive Attack, Bruce Glover, Pussycat Dolls, Depeche Mode, Dirk Benedict, Frank Sinatra, Roger Moore & many other famous names.

Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring was a Joan Baez album, recorded live in the bullring of Bilbao, Spain. The album featured twelve songs, six of which were performed in English, five in Spanish, and one - “Txoria Txori” - in Basque. Most of the songs had been performed and recorded by Baez […]

Heimlich Menudo

Heimlich Menudo is a fictional anthropomorphic leopard villain in the animated television series Tale Spin. He appears in the episode Vowel Play. His name is a pun on the Heimlich Maneuver, a name he also chose for his master plan to steal all the diamonds in Cape Suzette (see below). He was voiced by Kenneth […]

Jack of Diamonds

Jack of Diamonds may refer to:

The playing card.

Jack of Diamonds, a group of artists founded in 1909 in Moscow.

Jack of Diamonds, a 1967 film directed by Don Taylor.

Jack of Diamonds, a 2001 film directed by Jon Kirby and Mitchell Morgan.

Jack of Diamonds (song)

The Acme of Control

The Acme of Control is a card trick in which the magician shows two cards, inserts them into the deck, allows the spectator to shuffle the deck, takes the deck back, and is then able to produce the two cards in any way he pleases, such as from his pocket.

Method
Assuming that the magician wishes to […]

Eva Almos

Eva Almos is a Canadian voice actress, who voiced Friend Bear and Swift Heart Rabbit in Nelvana’s Care Bears films and TV series, and also appeared in AlfTales.

Almos was also a writer of USA Network’s animated sitcom, Duckman, and as of 2006 has continued this job with An American in Canada and several animated series. […]

Thunderbolt (band)

Thunderbolt is a Norwegian heavy metal band that combines the classical influence of bands like Iron Maiden, Helloween, and Black Sabbath with a more modern, powerful sound like that of Bad Brains and Entombed.

Contents

1 History
2 Current lineup
3 Previous members
4 Discography
5 Reviews
6 External links

History
After releasing their demo Bandits at 6 O’Clock in 2001, the band received […]

The Mighty Diamonds

The Mighty Diamonds are a Jamaican harmony trio, recording roots reggae with a strong Rastafarian influence. The group, which comprises Donald “Tabby” Shaw, Fitzroy “Bunny” Simpson, and Lloyd “Judge” Ferguson, was formed in 1969 and remains together as of 2006. They are best-known for their 1976 debut album Right Time produced by Joseph […]

Jack of Diamonds

Jack of Diamonds may refer to:

The playing card.

Jack of Diamonds, a group of artists founded in 1909 in Moscow.

Jack of Diamonds, a 1967 film directed by Don Taylor.

Jack of Diamonds, a 2001 film directed by Jon Kirby and Mitchell Morgan.

Jack of Diamonds (song)

Insatiable (song)

“Insatiable” is a song by Prince and the New Power Generation from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. It is a slow, simmering ballad that often draws comparisons to 1989’s “Scandalous”. The B-side was “I Love U In Me” which was originally the flipside to “The Arms of Orion”. “Insatiable” was only released in […]

Gemesis

The Gemesis Corporation is a privately-held company founded by Carter Clarke in Sarasota, Florida, United States. The corporation creates cultured diamonds using proprietary Soviet technology.

During the Cold War, Soviet scientists developed the diamond synthesis technology because diamond is the best substrate for strategic semi-conductor electronics that are less susceptible to the electromagnetic pulse of nuclear […]

Donkey’s Tail

for

the plant named Donkey’s tail see Sedum morganianum
Donkey’s Tail () was a Russian artistic group created from the most radical members of the Jack of Diamonds group. The group included such painters as: Mikhail Larionov (inventor of the name), Natalia Gontcharova, Kazimir Malevich, Marc Chagall, and Alexander Shevchenko. The group was influenced by the […]

One-eyed royals

The phrase one-eyed royals is poker jargon referring to the Jack of Spades, Jack of Hearts and King of Diamonds. The terminology results from the depiction of the royal on the card being in profile, resulting in only one eye being visible.

Frequently used in home games of draw poker as wilds because these three cards […]

End of Fashion (album)

End of Fashion is Australian band End of Fashion’s debut album. It was released in Australia on August 152005, reached #3 in the Australian ARIA Album Charts and was certified gold. It features the single O Yeah, which reached #21 on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts.

It also features re-recorded versions of previously […]

Thunder (song)

“Thunder” is a song by Prince and the New Power Generation, from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. It was issued as a 12-inch single picture disc in the UK only. The lyrics refer to the night Prince decided to withdraw The Black Album, when he was rumored to have suffered a bad ecstasy […]

Kimberly, Arkansas

Kimberly is a ghost town south of Murfreesboro, Arkansas. The town grew up near John Huddleston’s diamond mine. Kimberly had a population of over 2,000 people. Wooden frame houses were built, some were made into stores, and other businesses. A bank, hotel, and other stores were also built here.

Kimberly was founded after John Huddleston found […]

Diamond Trading Company

The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) is a London-based subsidiary of the De Beers Group, specializing in the sale and marketing of rough (uncut) diamonds. The company forms an essential part of De Beers’ sales mechanism, maintaining an exclusive list of sightholders to which it sells all De Beers gem-grade diamonds coming to the market […]

Putter Smith

Putter Smith (Born Patrick Smith on 19th January 1941, California, U.S.) is an American jazz bassist and actor, who played Mr. Kidd in the James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever.

References

External link

Putter
has worked with Massive Attack, Bruce Glover, Pussycat Dolls, Depeche Mode, Dirk Benedict, Frank Sinatra, Roger Moore & many other famous names.

Diamond Education College

Diamond Education College based in Johannesburg, South Africa, provides various training courses enabling students to evaluate and grade rough diamonds, mark rough diamonds for polishing, and evaluate and grade polished diamonds.

External links

THE OFFICIAL ROUGH DIAMOND EDUCATION AUTHORITY / CORLIA ROBERTS

External links

Educationisforever.org

Thunderbolt (band)

Thunderbolt is a Norwegian heavy metal band that combines the classical influence of bands like Iron Maiden, Helloween, and Black Sabbath with a more modern, powerful sound like that of Bad Brains and Entombed.

Contents

1 History
2 Current lineup
3 Previous members
4 Discography
5 Reviews
6 External links

History
After releasing their demo Bandits at 6 O’Clock in 2001, the band received […]

Irthlingborough Diamonds were a football club from Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, founded in 1946. In 1992, they merged with Rushden Town to create Rushden and Diamonds.

The Diamonds played their home games at the old Nene Park, which sits on the site of the current stadium.

Nene Park

Nene Park is the home ground of Rushden & Diamonds football club. Situated in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, along the bank of the River Nene, the stadium holds 6,441 with 4,641 seated and 1,800 standing.

History
The stadium was built in 1969 as the home of Irthlingborough Diamonds, after the land was bought from the water board. In […]

Irthlingborough Diamonds were a football club from Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, founded in 1946. In 1992, they merged with Rushden Town to create Rushden and Diamonds.

The Diamonds played their home games at the old Nene Park, which sits on the site of the current stadium.

The Curse of Scotland

The curse of Scotland, also known as the Scourge of Scotland, is a term used in poker, bridge and various other card games for the nine of diamonds. The exact origins of the term is disputed but several theories exists.

The most common story is that the term arose after the Massacre of Glencoe due […]

“Diamonds from Sierra Leone”, often referred to as “Diamonds Are Forever,” was the first single from Kanye West’s second album, Late Registration. Released in 2005, the single heavily samples Shirley Bassey’s theme song for the 1971 James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever although she is not credited. Dame Shirley Bassey was reported to be furious […]

Beer card

The beer card or the 7 of diamonds is a card in the card game of bridge which is given a special importance in popular bridge sub-culture. The “beer card rule” is not an official part of the rules of bridge but it is played commonly in universities and some schools in the United Kingdom […]

Thunder (song)

“Thunder” is a song by Prince and the New Power Generation, from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. It was issued as a 12-inch single picture disc in the UK only. The lyrics refer to the night Prince decided to withdraw The Black Album, when he was rumored to have suffered a bad ecstasy […]

Aziz Saleh Nuhmah

Aziz Salih Nuhmah was appointed Iraqi governor of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War. He is a member of the “dirty dozen”, allegedly responsible for torture and murder in Iraq. He was taken into custody on May 22nd, 2003, according to www.centcom.mil.

Nuhmah is the King of Diamonds in the most-wanted Iraqi playing […]

Carbonado

Carbonado, commonly known as the ‘Black Diamond,’ is a natural polycrystalline diamond found in alluvial deposits in the Central African Republic and Brazil. Its natural color is black or dark gray, and it is more porous than other diamonds.

Contents

1 Unusual properties
2 Early theories on origin
3 Extraterrestrial origin
4 External links
5 See also
6 References

Unusual properties
Unlike other natural […]

Allnatt Diamond

The Allnatt Diamond is a diamond measuring 101.29 carats (20.258 g) with a cushion cut, rated in color as Fancy Vivid Yellow by the Gemological Institute of America. This diamond is named after one of its holders, Major Alfred Ernest Allnatt, a soldier, sportsman, art patron and benefactor. While it is not known […]

The Curse of Scotland

The curse of Scotland, also known as the Scourge of Scotland, is a term used in poker, bridge and various other card games for the nine of diamonds. The exact origins of the term is disputed but several theories exists.

The most common story is that the term arose after the Massacre of Glencoe due […]

Funky Diamonds

Funky Diamonds is the self-titled debut of german girl group Funky Diamonds.

The Beginning (Intro) 1:14

I Know That You Want Me 3:16

Funky Diamond Groove 3:20

It’s My Game 3:59

Get It On 3:33

Emotions (Intro) 1:01

A Friend 4:06

Summer Vibes 4:11

Break Down The Rules 3:54

Gotcha! (Intro) 1:28

Bad Girls 3:50

Too Late To Say I’m Sorry 4:30

Take My Love 3:33

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